The Octopus. A Story of California
by Norris, Frank
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Original red cloth gilt, some rubbing and soiling, generally light. A nice copy
- Seller
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HACKETTSTOWN, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
New York: Doubleday, Page & Co, 1901. First edition, second printing. 652 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Original red cloth gilt, some rubbing and soiling, generally light. A nice copy. First edition, second printing. 652 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. The first volume in "The Epic of the Wheat" trilogy. The second volume "The Pit" was to be followed by "The Wolf" but Norris died before he could write it. This work deals with the California wheat ranchers and farmers and their struggles, including those with the railroads. BAL 15037
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- Bookseller
- The Old Mill Bookshop (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 31402
- Title
- The Octopus. A Story of California
- Author
- Norris, Frank
- Format/Binding
- 652 pp. 1 vols. 8vo
- Book Condition
- Used - Original red cloth gilt, some rubbing and soiling, generally light. A nice copy
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition, second printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Doubleday, Page & Co
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1901
- Keywords
- American | Frank Norris
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